101 Things I Wish I'd Known Before My First FIRST Tournament

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by BEEKMAN

If you're on the drive team, you may not eat lunch....

When in atlanta, bring comfortable shows...its a looong walk for the driver and operator

When on the team you may not eat lunch. I can't tell you how many times I have missed lunch at competitions.

Just in general, wear comfortable shoes... and bring fresh socks!

Originally Posted by ideasrule

[lame joke]I have to question this ancient piece of wisdom from 2005. Surely if a piece of shrapnel is flying towards me, I'd want to protect my brain rather than my eyes? Then again life would suck if I'm blind, so maybe brain death is a better alternative.[/lame joke]

This. Don't even joke about this.

[delsaner]

-Expect to lose your voice. (Don't worry, you'll get it back in a few days )
-Make sure you have a compartment in your backpack solely for buttons.
-There will be problems with the robot during matches, so make sure you prepare yourself for anything that happens.

(still thinking of things)

[Rick TYler]

Since IndySam started one of the myriad of advice threads, I thought I would drag this old horse out for one more day in the sun. I've also created a VRC version at http://www.vexforum.com/wiki/index.p...X_ Tournament . Enjoy!